ANIVERSARY OF THE WESLEYAN CHURCH, OTAHUHU.

New Zealand Herald, Volume III, Issue 721, 7 March 1866, Page 6

ANIVERSARY OF THE WESLEYAN CHURCH, OTAHUHU.

On Sunday last, in connection witli tlie above, sermons were preached by the Rev. T. Buddie and J. Maclcy, when collections 'were made amounting to £'0 12s. Oil Tuesday the annual soiree M as held, and though the weather through the day had looked threatening, the friends had evidently made preparations for a large gathering. The building was tastefully decorated with evergreens and llowers, and long rows of tables extending tho whole length of the building were abundantly provided with creature comforts. Punctually at sis the grace was sung and tea commenced, of which, during the next hour, it was estimated 200 persons partook The tables having been cleared away, tho audience assembled again for tlie more intellectual part of the proceedings. The public meeting was commenced by the Rev. J. Wallis giving out tho hymn beginning " Come, let us join," &C., after which the Rey. G-. Buttle engaged in prayer. Upon the motion of Mr. Wallis, J. Newman, Esq., of Poimiera, was called to the chair, and in an appropriate speech referred to the changes, material, social, and spiritual, which Otaliuliu had passed through since first he knew it. He then urged upon tho young tho practice of piety, and concluded by calling upon the Rey. Gr. Buttle to present the report. Mr. Buttle, in a neat specch, informed the audience that the trustees of the church were considerably in debt, and that .6100 must be paid oil* within a few weeks, to do which they asked the help of tlieh' friends. Upon tlie request of the Chairman, an efficient choir, tinder the leadership of Mr. Carter, then gave the anthem " The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof."

Tlie Chairman then called upon tho Rev. IT. Lawhy, who narrated iu an interesting stylo tho difficulties which he formerly experienced in coming from Auckland to Otahuhu, and congratulated the settlers there upon the great improvements that had of late years been accomplished. Mr. Town ley, of Parnell, was next called upon, and in an earnest manner exhorted the young to give their hearts to God and be diligent in his service. Anthem by the choir, " Make a joyful noise, &c." The next speaker was The l?ev. W. Moi;i.ey, of Parnell, who, after eongratulal ing them upon the commodious building which had been erected, expressed a fear lest the Church should relax its efforts. He exhorted the members of the Church to unity, zeal, and perseverance. A Collection in aid of the Trust funds was then made, after which The Rev. .T. Macky (Presbyterian) spoke upon Christian giving, and urged upon the meeting the practice of systematic bcnefieencc. Anthem by tho choir, " I will revise, &c." Votes of thanks were then gi\; ito the ladies who had provided the tea, tlie Choir who had given such excellent music, and to the Chairman for presiding. The Clioir then gave "How beautiful upon the mountains. after which

The Key. J. Wallis pronounced theßenedic tiou, and tlie meeting separated.—March 1.

THE AUCKLAND ATIIENTEITM. Tltosi: who hilco any interest in this society will bo pleased io learn, that after an interval of apparent inaction it is again bestirring itself to some purpose. The new rooms of the society are those at the corner of Victoria and Albertstreet, which are used as consultation rooms by Dr. Clih*s during the morning hours. We understand that the first chess mooting will take place to-night, and the lovers of that game are to be congratulated on having at last obtained a room for regular practice. The reading-room looks more like one than any which the Athenfeum has yet had, and we have noticed on fhe (able (he ei:«' Zi: vi.axd Hkp.alT), TFcllhifitoii TiKfepcntleji/. Ilhisi)-a!cd JSTcicx. Jteaihr, At he n.Tinn, Jitiichruoit, Ditlliu TTnirer.titj/, Hfurmiffitii. and other magazines. Tlie annual general meeting is to be held in April, and before (hat occasion we believe there will be a literary meeting, at which some interesting papers are likely to be read. On tho whole, the society promises to get into good working order, and we hope, before very long, to see it located in a larger building, but we believe the committee are quite right in not attempting too much at once.—March 2.

IMPORTATION" OF CARRIAGES.

We have seen a number of very handsome carI riages that have been imported to this Province from Melbourne by Messrs. Quick and Co., better known as Cobb and Co., the proprietors of those extraordinary vehicles which have been running upon our roads for some years past at a speed and with a certainty that, considering tho state of particular portions of the roads at a distance from fhe city, reflects upon them infinite credit. Ifthe mail coacli lacks some advantages as compared with the roilroad it certainly excels in pleasantness and variety of incident. Next to riding driving is tho most exhilirating of exercises by which leisure is made enjoyable. Many would enjoy the pleasure of u carriage ride, if not merely axles were secure but if tho vehicle were comfortable. Something too 'must bo given to appearance, and in this particular M essrs. Quick have selected the newest style of pattern that tlie Melbourne market could afford. It is by no means'unimportn.nt to be kept abreast of the rest of tho world, even in tho matter of case and enjoyment. These new carriages of which we have been writing, are eight iu number, three being intended as stage coaches and waggons, which will accommodate a great number of' passengers. The principal of t.heso is a levithinu coach which will accommodate forty passengers. We have seen railway trains start with not so many travellers. The remaining five comprise the styles of carriages respectively known as the Tandem, Britzka, ! Baroueli, Brougham, and Waggonnette; all of them built, painted, mounted, and fitted, after the best taste with workmanlike finish. They j are furnished respectively with very powerful and handsome reflectors, which are as ornamental as adjuncts as they will be found useful at night. Of course these really handsome carriages are plaecd at the disposal of tlio public. We saw one of them yesterday drawn by four " spanking " greys, and the " turn out " v. as as good as London itself might afford. AVc were informed that Messrs. Quick have expended £2000 in providing these new addit ions to our sources of enmynient. Besides these carriages themselves, the firm has imported a vast quantity of what, for want of a better term, we may perhaps call rolling stock, so that provision is made for every contingency that might happen. This enterprise is eminently deserving of public acknowledgement and support. —March 2.

BAZA All IX II0I3S02s"S BUILDINGS.

The Bazaar in aid of the Orphan Home was held yesterday, and will be continued to-day, in Hobson's Buildings Shortland-street. The very great amount of rain which fell yesterday afternoon of course prevented most people from visiting the Bazaar, but we have no doubt but that it will be very well attended to-day should tlio weather prove favourable, which wo sincerely hope it may. Tho principal additional feature in the bazaar as held in Ilobson's Puildings was a largo and exceedingly well-filled stall under the charge of ladies belonging to tSt. Matthew's parish. Tho principal contributors to tho almost innumerable collection of elegant articles on this stall, and who presided at it yesterday were, Mrs. Cadman, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. J, W. Bain, Mrs. Jas. Henderson, Mrs. Wm, Wil-

liams, Mrs. Hobson, and Miss Smart. These ladies were ably assisted by a large company of young ladies, who exerted themselves admirably in their special capacity of endeavouring to sell as much as possible to those who visited the bazaar, but whoso names are almost too numerous to mention.

We are compelled to act upon the plan already put in practice b\ r us, and to content ourselves with only giving a very general idea of the articles on this stall, mentioning particularly only one or two things. There was, then, a very great variety ofbazaar articles of more than average bazaar merit and elegance. liichly embroidered cushions seemed in considerable profusion, and others displaying a large amount of taste. We must single out, however, for special mention two very beautiful paiutings ot groups of flowers, the rose and others, on velvet, by Miss Hill, a young lady not very long in the Province, we believe, and connected with sone of our leading families. We have seen nothing at all equal to these paintings done in this Province before. They are well drawn, true to nature, highly finished, beautiful in tone and colour, and deserving very high praise, which we are very glad to give. We understand the gifted young lady will probably impart a knowledge of her art to others, and give lessons in it to those who may desire to add to their other accomplishments ability to paint similar pictures. Sure we are the devotion of certain hours each week by our young ladies to this branch of art education would be very profitably and well spent. And the frames in which these paiutings are placed deserve a word of special praise, more especially the one standing on a pedestal. This latter, a circular frame standing on a richly ornamental base and pillar is an excellent specimen of art and patient labof. It is in leather work, and the lady artists who have executed it are Mrs. and Miss Hobson. The ornamentation, both of frame and pedestal, is leather, carved to represent the rose, shamrock, and thistle, and also the ivy convolrulous, and hop. Every leaf, twig, and berry is delicately brought out, and the smallest tendrils of tlie plant. The ivy creeps up the pedestal, twining itself round and round, each leaf and berry is clearly displayed, and the whole, as a piece of art, is certainly very elegant. We noticed several very beautiful specimens of leather work on this stall, a mode of employing the time, and of developing the artistic skill of ladies well worth their attention. It is to bo feared that due attention is not always paid in young colonics to home pursuits of a refining and elevating tendency. There were some very pretty wax flowers modelled in excellent style and taste by Miss liichardson. This is another very nice feminine occupation of a refined and pleasing kind. Amongst the dolls were several, almost, if not quite, as large as life. The dress of one especialty was very rich and beautiful, made, we learned upon enquiry, by Mrs. Williams. Hut our limits forbid us further to mention individual excellencies. All was good, all well worthy of an inspection. The very energetic ladies whom we noticed at the fair standing two days' hard work, till after 10 o'clock at night—despite the early closing movement - wore as vigorous and active in their charitable work as ever. sooner was anything 'approaching the shadow of a gentleman seen in the doorway, but Mrs. Minnett and a bevy of ladies were there coaxingly ashing in the most insinuating manner possible, won't you put a shilling in for this or that elegant little article. The cause is a good one ; the ladies as well as the cause deserve full success, and we doubt not | but they will obtain it.—March 2.

AUCKLAND SABBATH-SCHOOL TJX [ON. Ttie annual tea meeting of the members of this Union took place at the Young Men's Christian Association buildings last evening. In consequence of the very unfavourable state of the weather the attendance was not quite so large as was expected. The business of the evening mainly consisted in the presentation of the report and the election of officers for the ensuing year. The report was read and unanimously adopted, and the following officers were then clected by ballot: —President, Mr. S. H. Smith ; Vice-President, Mr. Cunningham; Treasurer, Aft'. Glunville ; Local Secretary, Mr. Plufnmer; Corresponding Secretary, Mr. Carson. TVe may observe that the whole of these gentlemen, with the exception of the Treasurer, were reelected to ollice: Mr. Graham, the late Treasurer, being unable to otler himself for re-elec-tiou. After a few addresses from some of the members present, the meeting separated. Ihe following is the report above alluded to — First Annual Report of tho Auckland Sunday School ffnion. It IB with feelings of gratiluJc to Him, whom wc beliovo lias called us each to this important wort of Sunday school teaching, that your 0 >11111 i'!- e beg to liiy before you thi-, the first annual rcpoifc of the Auckland Sunday Sch' ol Union :— We fVrl that the Union ia now firmTy established —many difficulties have beset our wi.y—there will still bo soma to i:o encoun'o-eri fur the next year or two ; but wo believe tluy miy and will be overcome if only u true hearted spirit of unity b3 still maintained nmongst 11s. The growth of tin i institution will f>r a time appear slow and gradual, but with persevering and earnest efforts, with God's blessing, tho time will come when it shall be a means of untoid usefulness to this city arul Province. It will be remembered that the report I lid beforo you at tho half-veaily meriting held in July last, contained principally information respecting operations the Committee had in prospect—it was then stated that a Book Depot was contemplated. Tho action of Committee in (his direction has been impeded through the funds of tho Union remaining at fuch a low ebb; applications have been sent to our churches for collections, in order to accomplish this object; they ii'tvo cne.h signified their intention to aid us atsome future time, but their own requirements inmost cases have been of so urgent a nature, that only one church has tiovn ah!e to accede to our request. The Committee dosirc to tender their sincere thanks to tho High-street Congregational Church tor tho cordial manner in which they assisted tho fa nils of the Union. Bi-yond thoapplic i"tion to the churches no effort has be-'ii made to get funds. The question of forming the Depot for books his been liilly discussed by the delegates. The work was referred to a sub-committee about three m mths since. The following is ti.e report they laid upon the table in January : — "Suggestions of the snb-comniittoo appointed to report upon tho best means to carry out the formation of a Book Depot, in connection with the Auckland Sunday Scho d Union.

" 1. That a room bo obtained suitable for the pure lose, if possible, in tiio building of the Young Men's Christian Association, mid that the Secretary of that Institution be requested to take charge of the depot " 2. That there be ordered six or more complt-to sets ofboolisfor the business of Sunday tjchools ; ala > lists of lessons and notes, Union Magazi?aes, Sunday School Teacher's Magazines, Child's Own Magazine, Juvenile Missionary Magazine, Biblical Tieasury, Cunvin'a Time Hooks and Hymn Books, Union Hymn Books for scholnrs and teuchers, Sunday School Messenger, Band of Hope, Children's Friend, British Workman, Old Jonathan, Biitish Messenger, Appeal, I reward books and tickets, and Youth's Magazine ■ also 50 books suitable for scholars, and 50 for the use of teucliors, including Biblical Dictionaries and Concordances. " In conclusion,"theßook Committee would suggest, in the event of the establishment of a depot, thnt tho business of the samo be conducted by a President, Secretary, and not less than four members of committee." Tho hymn book which was mentioned in our last report is in the hands of a sub-committee, and hag progressed slowly. A. largo number of hymns have been selected from books more or less in use among Sunday Schools. Tho Hymn Book Committee would be glad to receive any hymns or hymn books from

fri nds wha may have in their possession such publications as aro not generally used. The lessons published by the Homo Union are now generally a'dopttd by the schools forming this Union though some teachers still prefer selecting their own cour.-e. , , The monthly visiting has been profitably continued ' throughout the yti'ir; up to the present date thi* work has be<m carried on by nv mbers of the Union exclusively ; but the committee would recommend the appointment of a low well-adapted persons for this branch of labour, who '.ro not teachers— whoss <ole dutv it should be to visit from school to school. Great 'inconvenience has been caused through teachers having to leavo a class to visit a distant school, lu some few cases delegates have failed to fulfil their engagements on the plan from varioui causes, Most of these detects would be remedied the couran above-named were carried out. Oneoi two friends have already signified their to become vi-iiors under such t.n ariangement. The canvassing work has been actively carried on under the management of a sub-committee during the past year. It was resolved by the general committee to invite from the various churches and congregations such friends as were i;noocupied on the Sabbathday to come and ail us in this work. The result of the=e invitations issued in six places of worship was, " that two good friends only" came forward to offef their services to tho Union. "Wo think *ueh result does not'speak very flatteringly for the great numbers of our church membws, who are almost entirely at liberty on tho Lord's Day. This course having fiulnd, it was resolved to do the work among ourselves, calling in the aid of aa many of our fellow teachers as were willing to assist. A sub-committee was about this time appointed to manage this department of usefulness ; it consisted of Messrs. Carson, G-olclie, Glanvill ', and Cnnuingliam. Tho following is the Report of that Com--1 mitteo:—

The sub-comruittee appointed for this work thought t he-t to canvass the whole of the city as soon a« possible, and to accomplish this an invitation wasselit to each school in the Union asking for two canvassers. These berna easily ohfaineH, the city was divided into eight districts, and two eanraseers appointed to each division. An appeal, written by the Kev. P: It; Corn ford, and approved by the committee, wag printed, and placed in tho hands of the canvasaera, to be delivered at all the houses in their district, inviting and persuading the parents to allow their children to attend some SabbatU School. This work was begun during the month of August, 1865—the visitors setting out in pairs, about 11 o'clock oil Sunday morning. Pome of the districts took four Sabbaths to canvass, while others took five and siz. One district, we are sorry to report, was not. visited, owins; to circumstances over which :he two teacheri appointed had no control. Wo lia-e nlso received reports respecting each of the districts visited, which contain many valuable suggestions aid interesting remarks —of which we can only give a brief outline —which we think will bo sufficient to show that this was one of tho most useful steps taieu by yoiir committee. All the canvassers tell us thai, with one or two exceptions, they were cordially rece.ved. Ia two or three cases only is it recorded that the dooip was closed in their faces; on the contrary, wo find that they were welcomed, and in many cases parents thnnU.'d"them for btking.so great an interest ii their children. The Union tracts wore received with thanks, except in a few instances. In most tases the vi-itors found that the children were in the habit "f attending Sabbath School, hit some pleaded poverty and sicklies.-, whilst a fey declared the Sabbath School to be ho place for theb children, it only for the poor. Still we consider the result to be most encouraging from the seven districts which were canvassed, th re were about 130 scholars admitted to our Sunday Schools. WhiltJ this is encouraging and cheering, we find much to sa<ldcn u* anions: tho cases discovered bv our friend* as they wended their way from d-'or to door, t>'oy tell us that many of the fathers and mo.hers V«ere resting perfectly satisfied when they h id sent their offspring to be taught tho way to heaven at the Sunday Schorl ; tlic-y a'so nut with many cases in which persons had hem in the habit of attending divine worship at home, in okl Kngland, but now they had ;iO pleasure in so doing; still worse, they found those who had been active members of VhuYches, and even Sunday School teachers in their native land, who hive forgotten their vows and are now enslaved by sin. We need scarcely say :hat our brethren took care to speak the word -f warnm-i and counsel in such cases, and we with them humbly trust that their visits will not bo in vain. The canvassers aro quite unanimous in wishing this important work to be carried on, more especially bv individual schools, they would earnestly reconwneiid this question to the consideration of tho committee for the coming year. A Teachers' Training Class was commenced in •Tulv las:, hut from the number of meeting! held idjour, that time* and finding that som& schools already had ther own training classes and tho Attendance becoming very small, the pomnntta resolved to discontinue it. It will be quite optional for the new committee to hold such class if the way is olear ; in tho meantime vre would

>.i £C: upon "very Sunday School the importance of having such classes, as they undoubtedly afford tireut service to every Sunday s'hool tencher, but m m especially to the inexperienced and young beginner. The united monthly prayer meetings have throughout tho year shown mniUitfikably the existence of a deep rooted feeling of unity among the teachers, The one. ohj« -fc and motive of our labours from Sabhath to Nabbath has been to \ rincr young souls to the Saviou'". Many and earnest have been the prayers which liave rebelled tlie oar of Him vrho never s-1' Although the attendance h is teen good at these '.l ee ingi it fills short of the number of teachera in tl e Union. The committee would press home to tho?e who havf not yet. attended tho fact that prayer is one rf tho greatest if not t! e greatest power entrusted to us ; m 1 Rrrat indeed may ba the result of earnest. supt)l:e; tin ti him who Ims said " Call upon me and T will rtnswer von. Whatsoever ye agree to a-U touching; tl e kingdom of Leaven it shall be dona for you." The reports received from the schools comprised in this Union are generally of a satisfactory nature. 'Jlie City Mission Teport says:—During the past year their school lias been much blessed, and more especially at tho commencement of tho Tear were the teacnem c'leered by seeing their labours crowned with success; but at the present time there is not that spirit of enquiry and earnestness among the scholars which is desired. This may, in a measure, to attributable to the visit of the Circus which was in Auckland l.ifcely, combined with other attractions in town which would tend to damp that feeling of caraestno.-s which once prevailed. There are two Bible-cla ?ses in connection with the schools —one for females, with an average attendance of 14 ; the other f'»r young men, average attendance 8. Also a lads* prayc* meeting on Sunday afternoon, average attendance 6. From the Edwardes-strcet report we find tliafr tho pas*- yenr has boon to them a prosperous one, inasmuch «.s they have been enabled to erect a schoolroom capable of containing 200 children nt a cost of

■61 SO, tnwnrds which thny havo paid £130. They have riirl a increase in scholars, find tlie teachers aprear earnest ia their work. A prepiration-class is lield wceVly, and a Sunday morning prayer meeting, both well attended, so that the teachers consider the Sf-hool in a prosperous condition. We have received lut little information ftom the Albert-street school. There is a teachers' prep'irition-clais held on Monu.iy evening, and the Union lessons are used by tU it school. The Newton Congregational school l ave had an increase of G1 scholars durins the past six months s they have now removed to the n<w bulling. w'nero they are able to uccommodate a much larger number; and we feel sure that there are ftill many in the district of Newton who may be brought under tbe influence of Sabbath-school teachers. The report from the High-street Congregational School is cheering ; 10 females and 2 male scholars have been brought to a knowledge of Christ during the past year. "While wo v.-outd by no means overlook the f >ct that it is the hand of the Lord that has wrought- this great work, we still think it is partlyowing to the interest and untiring z.'al which th teachers havo shewn Towards their scholars. "We find that a special meeting of scholars and teachers is held every Tuesday evening', also a separnto servic* for the school on Sunday mornings, and during tho week a secular instruction class for those who are unable to pay for schooling, or cannot otherwise attend day school. We would recommend this class to the notice of nil our .Sunday school teachers, as there are many now 111 this city attending our 6uiniay schools fir whom wo should do writ to provide tha outlines nt least of a secular education. A now brick room has been built by tho teachers and young people, at a cost of £80, for the accommodation of tha senior olass.

The Wellealey-atreefc school, during the past twelve months, has nad many proofs that tho Spirit of God was following the labours of tho teacliors, and tbc promises of tho Lord lmvo been verified Several rases have occurred in which scholars joining the Clmrch have pointed back to a certain lesson, or the private conversation with their Sunday school teachers as the means of first leading them to think of eternal things. A separate service is held in a room which has been lately purchased bv the teachers, and for which they have paid .£ll3. "They are also about to establish a clns» or branch school in the new building, exclusively for infants, their present room em 2 much too small to accommodate the numbers attending.

Since our last report vour committee have connected this Union with the Sabbath School Union, Old Bailey, London, by paying a donation of two guinea?. In the last letter received from the Parent Society, they express their deep sympathy with tins movement, and wish it " God speed." The committee desire to tender their thanks through this report to the Wesleyan friends for the us 9 of the High-street Chapel, which was so kindly placed at the disposal of the committee for our first annual gathering, which appears to have been a success in every sense of the terra, and which, it is hoped, will be re'peated at least once every year. In conclusion, your committee would only say that much remain? to be accomplished during coming years. It will be well worthv the consideration of those who shall be elected officers and committee for the ensuing year, if this Union Cannot by some means take steps to endeavour to suppress the places of vice and crime, which are now to be seen in almost every street of this city. "We consider the time has come for some public action to be taken in this matter. It has been stated as a fact that the dancing saloons opened in Auckland daring the last year have been the means of more crime and greater evil among our young people than has resulted from pub'ic houses during the past ten years. Young men and young women of all classes almost without number, attracted by music and dancing, have entered the casino or dancing saloon, who would probably have felt it far beneath them to have been =een at the bar of a public house. But, oh ! the sad tales which many a heart could unfold. How many, now sunk low in the mire of prostitution, could point to the saloon as their first step to ruin. "U'e repeat again it is high time that this Union, with the ministers of the gospel and the religious bodies of this city, combined to do something to stem the progress of these increasing evils. "W"e call upon fathers and mothers also to aid us in this canse, if they value the honor, the virtue, and the souls, of their sons and daughters. We say keep them away from casinos and dancing saloons. Jn the meantime it becomes us as Sunday school teachers, not only to set the example of uprightness, hut to the utmost of our power to influence our scholars against these evils ; let us invite them to our own homes, or provide for them some rational and innocent amusement, by which we may, by the blessing of God, be the means of preventing many a crime, and saving our scholars from ruin.—March 3. "WAIKOA. PRESBYTERIAN SOIREE. March 1. A SOIEEE was held, at the Presbyterian Church on Thursday, for the purpose of liquidating a debt incurred by recent additions to the building.

There was a very large assemblage, many having come from Otaliuhu, Mangarei, Drury, and Papakura. Tea was provided at G o'clock in the church, after which the business of the evening was proceeded with. The Eev. Mr. Noerte, the Minister of the Church, occupied the chair, and commenced by giving out the 100 th Psalm, which was sung by the Choir to the tune of " liastgate," the whole congregation joining. The Eev. Mr. Mackt then engaged in prayer. The Cjta.imian' then stated the occasion of tlie meeting, and said that the enlargement of the c-hurch had been rendered necessary owing to the increase of population, especially afforded by the immigrants. He congratulated the people of the district on the fact that although they had been great losers by the war, and had not as yet had compensation, yet the present debt was only £15, over £30 having been previously raised by subscriptions among themselves. The Chairman, in his remarks, also expressed a vote of thanks to Messrs. Cochrane and Richardson, who had carried out the contract for the necessary work, and also to Mr. Cochrane, senior, who had gratuitously drawn the plans for the same.

The Bey. Mr. Mackt then addressed the meeting, and spoke of his early experiences of Wairoa, and congratulated the settlers on the great improvement everywhere visible. Choir—" Sing uato God." Mr. Eatteay then, in an appropriate address, recommended the subject of" Prayer." Choir—" The earth is the Lord's."

The Chairman then introduced the T?ev. Mr. Arnott, who had lately arrived by the Ballarat. He chose for his subject" Music," and congratu- ™ the "Wairoa people on their proficiency. Choir—«« T s j n g -unto the Lord." . accles then addressed the meeting.

Choir—" The Prodigal Son." Mr. Matiiesox, elder of the church, spoke on the Mibject of " Prayer," and made some impressive and well chosen remarks. Mr. Ueid rose to propose a vote of thanks to the Choir, which under the able leadersliip of Mr. White, had contributed greatly to the event's entertainment. Mr. Bun in neat terras, proposed a rote ot thanks to the ladies who had kindly provided Md presided over the tea. The Choir then sung the tunc "Parting, after which the meeting dispersed, having spent a most pleasant evening.—March 3.

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